The third of four winter workshops planned for the 2024/25 winter season. This session will be presented by Mike Lewington
Mike was previously the Director and Company Secretary for twelve years of Calibre Audio Library and for six years a Trustee of TNF. At Calibre, Mike closed the cassette service but introduced several new media formats, including memory sticks, internet streaming and finally downloads to meet the needs of a changing member demographic.
Mike is committed to the promotion of all internal material- including newspapers & magazines – in accessible formats to as many people as possible. He worked with colleagues in the RNIB to achieve parliamentary approval for the Copyright and Rights in Performance (Disability) Regulations 2024. Subsequently he was part of the Intellectual Property Office ‘Marrakesh Treaty’ working group which adopted and came into force in the UK on 12th October 2018.
United Kingdom